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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have been watching with great interest the discussions
concerning 911 legislation in various states. While I normally don’t
respond to messages on this list, I feel that the topic warrants some serious
discussion. Nuvio is a wholesale VoIP provider and we currently have
local numbers in around 4500 cities across the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>. As such, we are a fairly
high profile target for states (since we serve all but 2) While we are
starting to deploy some limited E-911 solutions across some of markets
(approximately 1/3) the issue of VoIP and legislation is one that we, and
personally myself, tackle constantly. We are a heavy participant in the
FCC proceedings as well as active in legislative lobbying at the federal
level. We also spend a fair amount of time dealing with individual states
and their attempts to regulate VoIP. While I agree with previous posts
that they may have in fact been preempted by Federal law, this will require a
significant court challenge to enforce. The ensuing time delay in this
challenge may seriously harm smaller providers in this marketplace that are not
able to endure lawsuits.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>That being said, I feel that the best course of action is
significant involvement and education at any and all levels of
government. Most legislators do not understand the many different flavors
of VoIP, the concept of nomadic vs static service and the technological
impossibilities of automated address lookup in today’s environment.
Any VoIP provider, large or small should be extremely concerned with any
attempt to mandate VoIP 911 access. The mere fact that most VoIP
providers can be used in any locale in a state would mandate interconnection
with every PSAP in a state that requires 911 access (like the proposed
legislation in KS and IL). This is further complicated by the fact that
most VoIP providers are not certificated CLECs and have no or limited rights of
interconnection.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To this end, Nuvio has made a significant investment in
legal and lobbying resources to try to successful implement the “right”
type of regulation. Regulation will be forthcoming on this and other
social issues, it is just a question of if it comes from the federal level or
50 different state jurisdictions. I for one support a federal regime and
believe the FCC is much more able to draft reasonable and technically feasible
regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As with anything, a solid unified message is
important. We have begun to put together a coalition of VoIP providers and
other interested parties to provide a forceful message to the various
regulatory bodies. I would invite any interested parties to contact me
off list if they wish to join us in this effort. We are not looking for
financial contributions, just assistance to battle the engrained lobbying positions
of the Bells and others. Hopefully this will allow those providers that
do not wish to invest the capital and resources that we have in this fight to
have a voice and help guide the proper regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jason P. Talley</span></font></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chief Executive Officer</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>NUVIO CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: 816-444-4422 ext. 6711</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: 816-333-5915</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.nuvio.com/" title="http://www.nuvio.com/">http://www.nuvio.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:jason@nuvio.com"
title="mailto:jason@nuvio.com">jason@nuvio.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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